Advertisement2020 Census Will Ask About Same-Sex RelationshipsMarch 30, 2018Hansi Lo WangfacebookEmailWendy Becker (left) and Mary Norton of Providence, R.I., raise their hands after the 2006 Massachusetts court ruling that allowed same-sex couples from Rhode Island to marry in Massachusetts. For the 2020 census, the couple can choose the new response category for "same-sex husband/wife/spouse." (Getty Images)